park slope street safety partnership
A forum [/blog/transportation/vision-zero-town-hall-coming-to-park-slope-next-week] for neighbors to ask representatives from several city agencies about the Mayor’s Vision Zero Action Plan [http://www.nyc.gov/html/visionzero/pages/home/home.html] at times turned into something of a protest against the proposed New York Methodist Hospital expansion [/blog/tag/
Looking for something fun to do with the kids this week? Celebrate Earth Day with activities in Prospect Park, enjoy several interactive storytimes, participate in a LEGO contest that could lead to a pizza party, and some other great stuff to do is coming up in the neighborhood. Details on
The Montauk Club
Now in its second year, the Women’s Heart to Heart program at Maimonides Medical Center [http://www.maimonidesmed.org/heart-and-vascular-center/cardiachome.aspx] continues to raise awareness about heart disease among women and the importance of taking a proactive approach to good heart health. A great opportunity to learn more
Greenest Block in Brooklyn
This year’s Greenest Block in Brooklyn [http://www.bbg.org/greenbridge/greenestblock] contest is already rolling, but luckily for all you gardeners, registration is open until June 1! The competition evaluates by residential and commercial entries across the borough on the way they’ve employed cooperative cleaning, greening, and
We spotted this pooch soaking up some rays on 4th Street this afternoon! Take any photos in Park Slope recently? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/], or tag them #parkslope on Instagram, and we’ll
A gorgeous day for a scooter ride! And we suppose it was a fine one for doing laundry, too. Snap any South Slope photos lately? Share them with us! Add them to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope] group, tag them #southslope on Instagram, or email them to
76th Precinct
A dead body was found floating in the Gowanus Canal on Monday afternoon at about 3pm, according to the FDNY. The NYPD reports that the body, whom they’ve only identified as a man, has been removed from the water near the Union Street bridge, and was pronounced dead at
Get out and enjoy some of the great events coming up in the neighborhood this week — just don’t forget an umbrella tomorrow night, when we’re supposed to see some rain! From a town hall meeting on Vision Zero to a TV trivia night and a screening of a
Bodegas
You may already know Victoria and Sheeba, two local bodega cats, but now thanks to WNYC [http://youtu.be/RZUuh4Ozeak], you can know what they’re thinking — or, well, what their shop owners think they’re thinking. “I have a happy, happy life in this store,” Victoria says. “I hate
If you’re planning on catching the subway to or from the neighborhood late at night this week, there are a few changes to look out for. Details from the MTA: Coney Island-bound F trains run via the A from W 4 St to Jay St-MetroTech Late night, 11:45pm
If you’re planning on catching the subway to or from the neighborhood late at night this week, there are a few changes to look out for. Details from the MTA: Coney Island-bound F trains run via the A from W 4 St to Jay St-MetroTech Late night, 11:45pm
A'Putia
The storefront at 179 5th Avenue, between Lincoln and Berkeley, just can’t seem to catch a break. It went from Caramello [/blog/food/caramello-closed-temporarily-while-changes-are-in-the-works] to Cafe Sant Edesia [/blog/food/caramello-reopens-as-cafe-sant-edesia] to A’Putia [http://www.aputia.it/] in just a couple months at the end of last year,